Local Government Reforms in Countries in Transition A Global Perspective

by Lazin, Fred A.; Evans, Matt; Hoffmann-Martinot, Vincent; Wollmann, Hellmut; Aissaoui, Hakim; Cameron, Robert; Caulfield, Janice; Clark, Terry N.; Doron, Gideon; El-Taji, Maha; Gel'man, Vladimir; Hazan, Anna; Katona, Zsuzsanna Eva; Khamaisi, Rassem; Kostel

• ISBN13: 9780739115718
• ISBN10: 0739115715
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-08-29
• Publisher: Lexington Books

Summary

Local Government Reforms in Countries in Transition explores the impacts that the end of the Cold War and increased globalization have had on governments around the world. The decentralization of national governments has led to a greater role for local governments; public administration and democratic representation are the new arenas of local governments the world over. Focusing not only on countries from the former Soviet Union, but also on Israel, China, South Africa, and Egypt, the contributors to this volume present a truly global investigation of countries experiencing governmental transformation. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
General Survey
Changes, Ruptures, and Continuities in European Local Government Systems: Between Government and Governance	p. 15
Transforming Political Systems and Political Culture: What Works? Lessons from Bogota and Cities around the Globe	p. 39
Local Goods as Public Goods: A Nonpolitical Approach to the Production and Delivery of Municipal Goods and Services	p. 55
Post-Socialist Countries
The Politics of Local Government Reform in Russia: From Decentralization to Recentralization	p. 71
Local Leadership in Post-Communist States: Poland in a Comparative Perspective	p. 91
Reform of Local and Regional Governments in Poland: Does the European Union Matter?	p. 105
Political Parties and Their Role in Local Politics in the Post-Communist Czech Republic	p. 121
Reforming Public Administration: Romania's Winding Road to Europe	p. 141
Local Public Policies and the Access of Minorities to Public Services: Experiences from Central and Eastern Europe	p. 161
Israel
Local Government Amalgamation in Israel: Toward the Modernization of Local Government?	p. 177
Pluralism and Governance: Electoral Politics in Local Government in Israel	p. 195
Internal Migration and Local Authorities in Israel: Tiebout's Model Revisited	p. 213
Between Traditionalism and Modernity: Ruling Local Government in Arab Localities in Israel	p. 235
Arab Local Councils in Israel: The Democratic State and the Hamula	p. 253
Countries in Transition
Local Government Reform in China: A Rational Actor Perspective	p. 273
The Political Obstacles to Local Government Reform in Egypt	p. 291
South African Local Government: The Limits of Institutional Reform	p. 311
Index	p. 329
About the Contributors	p. 339
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